The Brazil international had long been linked with a move to Anfield before the deal was confirmed on July 19, with neither Simon Mignolet nor Loris Karius convincing last term - the latter at fault for two goals in the 3-1 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.

Liverpool ended the speculation by finally signing Alisson after the World Cup, agreeing a deal with Roma which could eventually see the Serie A side collect £65million (€73m/$85m).

"Then it'll be nearly a week, or six days in training, since he [began training] and yes, he will play.

"I'm very pleased [to work with Alisson], but first of all it's very important he can start now because the season starts in one and a half weeks. Each player in the world needs training and time to adapt to his mates.

"We have two games to do that before we start, so it's really good. He obviously has a real presence, he's smart, he's very nice and it's good to have him around.